Malaysia Airlines will be first to use satellite-tracking service

Malaysian Airlines closed a deal with a group of aviation industry firms to use a satellite tracking service for its entire fleet. Malaysia Airlines Chief Operating Officer Capt. Izham Ismail The deal follows the disappearance and search for flight MH370, which had 239 people aboard and is believed to have crashed in the Indian Ocean. The goal is to track flights every minute and give updates The new system is expected to launch sometime next year.